Teaching, Learning &amp; Technology articleshttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/bg-p/148
Teaching, Learning &amp; Technology articlesSun, 02 Aug 2015 20:19:02 GMT1482015-08-02T20:19:02ZSprout by HP now with full 3D scanning - now you can think, design, and TOUCH in 3D!http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Sprout-by-HP-now-with-full-3D-scanning-now-you-can-think-design/ba-p/185374
<P><SPAN>As much as I like designing and thinking digitally, I still love the physical/analog world. This is what makes Sprout so much fun - and the fun is about to get even more exciting with&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN>Sprout's new true 3D scanning capability. With the newly announced 3D Capture Stage,&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN>physical and digital worlds flow happily together. In a time when students need more experience designing and making (real) stuff, I have no doubt that your students will be happy, too....</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="http://sprout.hp.com/us/en/" target="_blank"><IMG src="http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/48739iC1BF4D5006ACCAFB/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" border="0" alt="Sprout-3D-Capture-Stage-(art)4.jpg" title="Sprout-3D-Capture-Stage-(art)4.jpg" /></A></P>Tue, 07 Jul 2015 20:56:47 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Sprout-by-HP-now-with-full-3D-scanning-now-you-can-think-design/ba-p/185374jgvanides2015-07-07T20:56:47ZMeasuring Learning - Strategic Brief from NMC.orghttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Measuring-Learning-Strategic-Brief-from-NMC-org/ba-p/185137
<P><A target="_blank" href="http://go.nmc.org/ml"><IMG border="0" alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.nmc.org/www/20150626113316/nmc_itunesu.StrategicBriefML2015.jpg" /></A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>Just released: a strategic brief&nbsp;from the New Media Consortium -&nbsp;</SPAN><EM>Measuring Learning &gt; An NMC Horizon Project Strategic Brief for&nbsp;</EM><SPAN>educators, policymakers, and economists...</SPAN></P>Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:22:02 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Measuring-Learning-Strategic-Brief-from-NMC-org/ba-p/185137jgvanides2015-06-29T17:22:02ZCrossing the EdTech Chasmhttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Crossing-the-EdTech-Chasm/ba-p/184346
<P><FONT size="2" face="Verdana">Stop the finger pointing — most people are not early adopters, and that’s OK....No matter how you draw the adoption curve, we can safely assume that the vast majority of students do not have, and perhaps never will, have “early adopter” teachers, but that shouldn’t stop us from bringing innovations to schools. We just need a different approach....</FONT></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><IMG title="Chasm.PNG" alt="Chasm.PNG" src="http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/48048iF0604A706E479727/image-size/large?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" border="0" />&nbsp;</P>Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:26:26 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Crossing-the-EdTech-Chasm/ba-p/184346jgvanides2015-06-03T17:26:26ZThe Best of Two Worlds - Exciting Personalized Learning Possibilities from HP & Knewtonhttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/The-Best-of-Two-Worlds-Exciting-Personalized-Learning/ba-p/182027
<P><IMG border="0" src="http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/46578i2ABD7407F4EBDE6F/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" width="215" height="240" alt="best of both worlds.png" title="best of both worlds.png" /></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P class="Normal1">Everyone knows that when it comes to learning, one-size-does-not-fit-all. The need for personalized learning is growing, from large urban school districts in the US to rural “not-yet-connected” schools around the world. Why does it seem we’re still just at the tip of the personalized learning iceberg? Perhaps it’s because we left paper out of the learning equation – until now.</P><P class="Normal1">&nbsp;</P><P class="Normal1">Knewton, a leader in adaptive learning, is teaming up with HP to bring the power of print and digital learning&nbsp;together...</P>Fri, 03 Apr 2015 23:13:57 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/The-Best-of-Two-Worlds-Exciting-Personalized-Learning/ba-p/182027jgvanides2015-04-03T23:13:57ZPen & Touch for Education? Head to the WIPTE Conference April 28-30, Redmond, WA, USAhttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Pen-amp-Touch-for-Education-Head-to-the-WIPTE-Conference-April/ba-p/181638
<P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><IMG title="" alt="" src="http://wiptte.cse.tamu.edu/2015/logos/wiptte-logo2015.png" border="0" /></P><P>Teaching Science, Math, or Engineering? Then you need more than touch - you need a digital pen... and the WIPTE conference will help you and your students&nbsp;take full advantage of the Power of the Pen.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 20:08:16 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Pen-amp-Touch-for-Education-Head-to-the-WIPTE-Conference-April/ba-p/181638jgvanides2015-03-23T20:08:16ZWIPTTE 2015 Call for Papers - "Pen & Touch - The Perfect Storm"http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/WIPTTE-2015-Call-for-Papers-quot-Pen-amp-Touch-The-Perfect-Storm/ba-p/175650
<P>If you're looking for gathering of leading educators who are exploring how "pen and touch" technologies support amazing learning experiences, WIPTTE is where you will want to be next April....</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><IMG title="" border="0" src="http://wiptte.cse.tamu.edu/2015/logos/wiptte-logo2015.png" alt="" /></P>Mon, 03 Nov 2014 18:42:51 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/WIPTTE-2015-Call-for-Papers-quot-Pen-amp-Touch-The-Perfect-Storm/ba-p/175650jgvanides2014-11-03T18:42:51ZThe backlash against print AND digital textbookshttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/The-backlash-against-print-AND-digital-textbooks/ba-p/171250
<P><SPAN style="line-height: 15px;">Going even further back, a </SPAN><A href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/04/college-textbook-prices-increase_n_2409153.html">Huffington Post article</A><SPAN style="line-height: 15px;"> cites an example <IMG align="right" title="textbooks1.jpg" src="http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/40598i2D092985F0C72C1D/image-size/small?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" alt="textbooks1.jpg" border="0" />showing that college textbooks have increased 812% in cost since 1978, more than 3 times the rate of the overall consumer price index, more than twice the price of new homes nationwide, and over 200% points higher than the increase in medical costs since 1978.</SPAN></P>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:21:06 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/The-backlash-against-print-AND-digital-textbooks/ba-p/171250Elliott2014-09-18T18:21:06ZIndependent studies question if "platform agnostic" existshttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Independent-studies-question-if-quot-platform-agnostic-quot/ba-p/165848
<P><IMG align="left" alt="Infographic.jpg" title="Infographic.jpg" src="http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/37700iCBB5A1458B1665F7/image-size/small?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" border="0" />What was the one-word stumbling block most encountered by educators in their digital learning efforts during the 2013-2014 school year? The issue likely to repeat itself into 2015 and beyond? One where a false sense of security leads many school systems down the same troublesome path?&nbsp;</P>Thu, 03 Jul 2014 17:44:29 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Independent-studies-question-if-quot-platform-agnostic-quot/ba-p/165848Elliott2014-07-03T17:44:29ZSurvive and Thrive with EdTech: Less stress and more success when learning new software and hardwarehttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Survive-and-Thrive-with-EdTech-Less-stress-and-more-success-when/ba-p/165068
<P>For teachers, learning to use new education technology can have its challenges, but the rewards are great. Below is a wonderful set of tips from guest blogger, Derrall Garrison, a master teacher who is spending 8 weeks at HP as a Teacher in Residence...</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><IMG alt="Survive-and-Thrive-Wordle.JPG" border="0" title="Survive-and-Thrive-Wordle.JPG" align="center" src="http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/37254iBDA2771E5378E88D/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" /></P>Mon, 23 Jun 2014 16:19:56 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Survive-and-Thrive-with-EdTech-Less-stress-and-more-success-when/ba-p/165068jgvanides2014-06-23T16:19:56ZIf XP is alive and well in your school, so are the chances of lawsuitshttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/If-XP-is-alive-and-well-in-your-school-so-are-the-chances-of/ba-p/163646
<P>Very simply, schools are continuing to leverage computer operating <IMG align="right" title="Microsoft-Deutschland-Bye-Bye-XP-Ballon-Aktion-1373130883-0-0.jpg" border="0" src="http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/36384iED153E8EB6F87BA8/image-size/small?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" alt="Microsoft-Deutschland-Bye-Bye-XP-Ballon-Aktion-1373130883-0-0.jpg" />systems that leave their schools and districts vulnerable to attack, where personal information on students and employees may easily occur. While Windows XP comes to mind, I’m not surprised when I still see even older versions of Windows and Mac operating systems from prior decades still in use. As long as those machines remain connected to your network and internet, they serve as gateways to your confidential information.&nbsp;</P>Mon, 09 Jun 2014 17:51:09 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/If-XP-is-alive-and-well-in-your-school-so-are-the-chances-of/ba-p/163646Elliott2014-06-09T17:51:09ZTalking Sensibly About Online Learninghttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Talking-Sensibly-About-Online-Learning/ba-p/161562
<P>These are exciting times for online learning aficionados.&nbsp;It is&nbsp;an intriguing subject, and one that every educator should be talking about. Those who have taken or designed an online course know there are many elements and educational contexts that make the task of discussing and classifying online learning experiences especially challenging, so I’d like to invite you — online faculty, instructional designers, and interested educators — to respond, debate, and build on what I affectionately refer to as my “Taxonomy of Online Learning Modalities — v2.0”...</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>(reposted from&nbsp;</SPAN><A target="_blank" href="http://www.nmc.org/news/talking-sensibly-about-online-learning">www.nmc.org/news/talking-sensibly-about-online-learning</A><SPAN>)</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;<IMG title="Taxonomy.png" border="0" align="center" alt="Taxonomy.png" src="http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/35160i4808A77ED16AEE1E/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" /></P>Fri, 16 May 2014 18:42:56 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Talking-Sensibly-About-Online-Learning/ba-p/161562jgvanides2014-05-16T18:42:56ZWe can never take ourselves “too” seriously in educationhttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/We-can-never-take-ourselves-too-seriously-in-education/ba-p/160318
<P><IMG border="0" align="left" alt="Kindergarten-1-225x300.jpg" src="http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/34394iD7D0078C3CAB4C3B/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" title="Kindergarten-1-225x300.jpg" />Born and raised on Long Island, I was rather saddened to read that a local kindergarten school opted to <A href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/04/26/kindergarten-show-canceled-so-kids-can-keep-working-to-become-college-and-career-ready-really/">cancel their end-of-year play</A>, a long-standing tradition in that school. The reason, as cited by the school’s principal and teachers would surprise and confound parents and spark a debate on whether our nation’s push towards Common Core and higher stakes testing is ultimately depriving students of a meaningful education.&nbsp;</P>Fri, 02 May 2014 15:51:20 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/We-can-never-take-ourselves-too-seriously-in-education/ba-p/160318Elliott2014-05-02T15:51:20Z“Where’s the Beef?” when it comes to your tech investmentshttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Where-s-the-Beef-when-it-comes-to-your-tech-investments/ba-p/159314
<P>Classrooms might look pretty be<IMG border="0" align="right" title="beef-300x282.jpeg" alt="beef-300x282.jpeg" src="http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/33754i95DBE472267FF475/image-size/medium?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" />ing filled with all of this technology, but at the end of the day, parents, board of education members or your community is going to ask you “Where’s the Beef?”&nbsp;<SPAN style="line-height: 1.2;">Just because your school has chosen to adopt one to one, doesn’t mean you’ll have much success. In fact, the majority of projects result in little to no meaningful results.&nbsp;</SPAN></P>Fri, 18 Apr 2014 18:31:43 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Where-s-the-Beef-when-it-comes-to-your-tech-investments/ba-p/159314Elliott2014-04-18T18:31:43ZGiving parents “peace of mind” for college-bound purchaseshttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Giving-parents-peace-of-mind-for-college-bound-purchases/ba-p/158848
<P>In most cases, parents don’t know what else they should include in their purchase to make sure their student has a safe and productive computing experience at college.&nbsp;<IMG align="right" alt="peace_of_mind.jpg" title="peace_of_mind.jpg" border="0" src="http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/33488i008836AB4153E4BD/image-size/small?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" /><SPAN style="line-height: 1.2;">So whether you’re looking for the ideal computer for yourself, or your school-bound family member, remember that the most important factor to consider isn’t just price. . When you’re shopping for your ideal computing device – whether a desktop, notebook or tablet, please take into account my list of four “must-haves” for every college bound student.</SPAN></P>Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:25:02 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Giving-parents-peace-of-mind-for-college-bound-purchases/ba-p/158848Elliott2014-04-11T14:25:02Z7 Survival Skills for Students - Tony Wagner Summarized in Tweetshttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/7-Survival-Skills-for-Students-Tony-Wagner-Summarized-in-Tweets/ba-p/158818
<P><SPAN>Last week I attended the IFC/World Bank international conference on private education – and I’m still inspired by the keynote from&nbsp;</SPAN><A href="http://www.tonywagner.com/">Tony Wagner</A><SPAN>, Expert in Residence at Harvard’s Innovation Lab. His talk was a great launch to the conference theme, “</SPAN><A href="http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/industry_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/industries/health+and+education/news/events_presentations/education+conference+2014">Rethinking Education – Shaping the Future</A><SPAN>” …and a great reminder of what’s in store for today’s school-aged youth…</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN></P><P><SPAN><A target="_blank" href="http://www.tonywagner.com/resources/creating-innovators"><IMG align="center" alt="" title="" border="0" src="http://www.tonywagner.com/wp-content/uploads/creatinginnovators-130px1.jpg" /></A><BR /></SPAN></P>Thu, 10 Apr 2014 21:37:51 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/7-Survival-Skills-for-Students-Tony-Wagner-Summarized-in-Tweets/ba-p/158818jgvanides2014-04-10T21:37:51ZMathematical Repesentations, Part 2http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Mathematical-Repesentations-Part-2/ba-p/158446
<P>This blog contains the conclusion to the blog post Mathematical Representations and Technology, where we look at one possible role for technology-created mathematical repesentations in the teaching of mathematics.</P>Fri, 04 Apr 2014 20:55:20 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Mathematical-Repesentations-Part-2/ba-p/158446GTSpringer2014-04-04T20:55:20ZMathematical Representations and Technologyhttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Mathematical-Representations-and-Technology/ba-p/158432
<P>Mathematics education is unique in its reliance upon mathematical representations to facilitate mathematical discourse in the classroom. Technology can enhance (and limit) the set of representations available to both teachers and practitioners, as well as both enhancing and limiting their mathematical fidelity as representations. With the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (US) annual conference coming up next week in New Orleans, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on mathematical representations, maintain their role as distinct from the objects themselves, and examine the role of technology in the creation and manipulation of mathematical representations.</P>Fri, 04 Apr 2014 20:27:02 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Mathematical-Representations-and-Technology/ba-p/158432GTSpringer2014-04-04T20:27:02ZPutting Education “Big Data” Conspiracy Theorists in “Time Out”http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Putting-Education-Big-Data-Conspiracy-Theorists-in-Time-Out/ba-p/158332
<P><FONT size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN>All of the suggested innuendos and evil uses of data are just speculation. When you look at some basic facts, you will find that what is proposed by inBloom is actually a safer, more reliable method of storing data than what is currently done by 14,000 individual school districts across the country.&nbsp;</SPAN><IMG align="left" alt="inbloom-student-data-bill-gates.jpg" src="http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/33162i5B179D7A20C94386/image-size/medium?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" title="inbloom-student-data-bill-gates.jpg" border="0" /></FONT></P>Thu, 03 Apr 2014 21:25:08 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Putting-Education-Big-Data-Conspiracy-Theorists-in-Time-Out/ba-p/158332Elliott2014-04-03T21:25:08ZReason #1 your 1:1 program is failing: Sustainabilityhttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Reason-1-your-1-1-program-is-failing-Sustainability/ba-p/157802
<P><FONT size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN>On the surface it seems so obvious, but I can’t even begin to count the number of initiatives I have witnessed that were designed as “one-hit wonders.” From the smallest school system to major country-wide initiatives, many schools and politicians look for short-cuts to quickly launch a 1:1 program without considering the future....</SPAN><SPAN>lacking a long range plan to refresh the technology the 2</SPAN>nd<SPAN>, 3</SPAN>rd<SPAN>&nbsp;and 4</SPAN>th<SPAN>&nbsp;time.</SPAN><IMG title="Weaknesses.jpg" src="http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/32832i508C32F1C6EDEB06/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" border="0" alt="Weaknesses.jpg" align="left" height="288" width="516" /></FONT></P>Mon, 31 Mar 2014 08:00:00 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Reason-1-your-1-1-program-is-failing-Sustainability/ba-p/157802Elliott2014-03-31T08:00:00ZWhy do we keep choosing the device first?http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Why-do-we-keep-choosing-the-device-first/ba-p/157796
<P>After more than 15 years working with schools on technology and learning initiatives, the most common mistake we see, is when school systems start their plans by making the device choice FIRST…<IMG align="left" alt="Device First.jpg" src="http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/32830iB97055011F5B253B/image-size/medium?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" title="Device First.jpg" border="0" /></P>Fri, 28 Mar 2014 16:35:13 GMThttp://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Teaching-Learning-amp-Technology/Why-do-we-keep-choosing-the-device-first/ba-p/157796MBelcher2014-03-28T16:35:13Z